Prevost Manor House
Also known as: Hush-Hush Farm
The pin is a point inside the NPS boundary polygon, not a surveyed location.
Why it's listed
Prevost Manor House, also called Hush-Hush Farm, is a clapboard-covered frame dwelling near Greenville in Greene County, New York. The east wing is thought to be the original 1793 structure, and the two-and-one-half-story, five-bay central block is believed to date from 1794. Rear wings were added later. The central block has a 12-by-37-foot hall on each floor, original fireplaces and stairway, single shutters with original hardware, and a main entrance with transom and side lights. The house was built by Fitch Lanpher under a contract with Major Augustine Prevost for 525 pounds. It stood near the center of a 7,000-acre land patent granted to Prevost in 1767. Prevost built tenant houses, mills and roads, sold land to settlers, and gave land for a church and school. He also ran a free school near his home. The nomination values the house as an early mid-Hudson Valley mansion from which a frontier community grew.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents it as an architectural example of an early mansion on the mid-Hudson Valley frontier. The house and its land are also tied to economic, religious and educational activity in the early Greenville community. Prevost was a prominent man who did business with well-known figures of his day.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 72000842, listed November 15, 1972. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | W of Greenville off NY 81, Greenville |
|---|---|
| County | Greene County |
| Listed | November 15, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72000842 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1793-1794 |
| Architect / builder | Fitch Lanpher (builder), under contract with Major Augustine Prevost |
| Areas of significance | Economics, Education, Architecture, Religion |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as in good condition, altered, on its original site, and occupied as a private residence; shown by appointment. |
| Acreage | 200 |
| Coordinates | 42.41397, -74.05041 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 72000842.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7242437
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.